JP2006326401A - Automatic rice milling device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic rice milling device capable of receiving milled rice after the rice milling even in a large bag or a small bag in a state of less burden on a user. <P>SOLUTION: A loading member 55 is mounted on an end on the side opposite to the side on which a retaining member 54 is mounted on a mounting plate 53. The loading member 55 is bent in an inverted U-shape at its peripheral end, and a center portion thereof is formed in a recessed dish shape. The loading member 55 is mounted on the retaining member 54 via a screw 54B at two side ridges 55A located on both sides. When the retaining member 54 is arranged at the service position H1, and a plate surface of the loading member 55 is arranged at the overhang position P1 in the horizontal direction, a small bag S can be loaded on an upper part of the loading member 55. The distance between the loading member 55 arranged at the overhang position P1 and a discharge port 42 is set to the distance corresponding to the small bag S (at the position where an opening part of the small bag S covers the discharge port 42 or reaches the level immediately therebelow). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic rice milling apparatus for processing rice grains.

  Among the rice milling apparatuses, an automatic rice milling apparatus that operates according to a coin or a prepaid card and processes rice grains (rice bran or brown rice) put into a supply hopper into white rice is known.

  For example, in a conventional automatic rice milling apparatus as described in Patent Document 1, a rice mill and a rice milling machine are arranged inside the machine body, and the rice milling machine is connected to the rice milling machine via a stone remover. . On the other hand, a supply hopper into which rice grains are charged is disposed on the front wall of the aircraft. The supply hopper is provided with a screw conveyor for conveying rice grains, and the introduced rice grains can be conveyed into the machine body. Furthermore, the supply hopper (screw conveyor) is connected to the elevator inside the machine body. A switching valve is provided at the rice grain conveyance outlet of the elevator. This switching valve operates by selecting whether the rice grain to be processed is rice bran or brown rice, so that the rice grain conveyed by the elevator can be supplied to either the rice huller or the stone remover (ie, the rice mill). It has become.

  Furthermore, a coin insertion part and a card insertion part are provided on the front wall of the machine body so that a coin can be inserted and a card can be inserted. When the operation switch is operated after inserting a coin or inserting a prepaid card, the automatic rice milling apparatus operates in accordance with the inserted coin or the inserted prepaid card.

  When using this automatic rice milling apparatus, rice grains are put into a supply hopper, coins are inserted or a prepaid card is inserted, and then processing is performed by selecting a grain selection button (inserting into the supply hopper). Select whether the rice grain is straw or brown rice. Further, when the operation switch is operated, the introduced rice grains are conveyed into the machine body by the screw conveyor of the supply hopper and supplied to the elevator. In the elevator, the switching valve is switched according to the selected rice grain type (whether rice or brown rice). It is sent and processed by the rice milling machine, and it is taken out as white rice. On the other hand, when the grain of rice to be processed (introduced into the supply hopper) is brown rice, it is supplied directly to the rice milling machine via the stone remover without being supplied from the elevator to the rice huller, and the rice is treated in the same manner. It is taken out. At the time of extraction, the white rice is once transferred from the rice mill to the accumulation tank and accumulated, and the white rice is discharged from the discharge port of the accumulation tank.

As described above, the conventional automatic rice milling apparatus can automatically treat the introduced rice bran or brown rice to white rice.
JP 2000-251175 A

  By the way, in order to receive the white rice discharged from such an accumulation tank in a rice bag, a space is provided in which the rice bag can be arranged below the discharge port. This space is usually sized for a large rice bag (30 kg paper bag, hereinafter referred to as a “large bag”), and the height from the floor or base to the discharge port is also a height corresponding to the large bag.

  However, there are also users who polish rice grains of less than 30 kg, for example, 10 kg and 15 kg. In this case, the white rice discharged from the accumulation tank is received in a rice bag of a size corresponding to 10 kg, 15 kg, etc. (hereinafter referred to as “small bag”), so if the small bag is placed on the floor or base, The distance from the outlet to the sachet is too far and spills white rice. Therefore, the user receives the sachet while holding it in the air under the outlet, but this places a burden on the user.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned facts, and an object of the present invention is to obtain an automatic rice milling apparatus that can receive white rice after milling in a large bag or a small bag with less burden on the user. And

  The automatic rice milling apparatus according to the present invention as set forth in claim 1 is an automatic rice milling apparatus for milling rice grains, which is a large bag corresponding to a large bag prepared for collecting white rice after collecting the polished rice. An accumulation tank in which a discharge port for discharging the accumulated white rice from a height position for use is formed; an overhanging position projecting into a large bag arrangement space where the large bag is arranged below the discharge port; and the large bag A sachet mounting table that is movable between a evacuation position that is evacuated from the placement space and that is capable of placing a sachet smaller than the large sachet in a state of being placed at the extended position.

  In the automatic rice milling apparatus having the above configuration, the white rice after the rice milling process is accumulated in the accumulation tank. The accumulation tank is formed with a discharge port for discharging the accumulated white rice, and a sachet mounting table is provided below the discharge port. The pouch mounting table is movable between an overhanging position that protrudes into a large bag arrangement space that is configured below the discharge port and a retreat position that is retreated from the large bag arrangement space. When the user receives white rice discharged from the discharge port in a rice bag, if the rice bag is a large bag (for example, for 30 kg or more), the user places the small bag mounting table in the retreat position and places the large bag in the large bag arrangement space. Receive. On the other hand, when the rice bag is a small bag (for example, for less than 30 kg, for 10 kg, 15 kg, etc.), the small bag mounting table is placed at the extended position, and the small bag is mounted on the small bag mounting table and received.

  Thus, since the automatic rice milling apparatus of the present invention is provided with the sachet mounting table, when receiving with a sachet, it can be placed on the sachet mounting table and received, and the user holds the sachet in the air. It is not necessary to keep it, and the burden on the user can be reduced.

  The automatic rice milling apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention is the automatic rice milling apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the small bag mounting table is attached outside the mounting member and the large bag placement space and rotates the mounting member. A holding member for holding the holding member, wherein the placing member has a placement surface in the horizontal direction at the extended position by the rotation, and a placement surface in the vertical direction at the retracted position. It is a feature.

  According to the above configuration, the placement member of the sachet placement table is rotated, the placement surface is oriented in the horizontal direction, and the placement surface is oriented in the vertical direction, and the placement surface is oriented in the vertical direction, and the retraction position is arranged. be able to.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic rice milling apparatus according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, wherein the automatic rice milling apparatus includes a magnetic adhesion member that magnetizes and holds the sachet mounting table at the retracted position. It is characterized by that.

  Here, the magnetized member is a member configured to include a magnet, and even if it is provided on the sachet mounting table, a portion corresponding to the position when the sachet mounting table is placed at the retracted position (for example, an automatic rice milling device). It may be provided at a corresponding position of the front wall).

  According to the said structure, compared with the case where it hold | maintains by means, such as an engagement, handling of a small bag mounting base can be simplified. That is, by releasing the magnetic attachment, the sachet mounting table can be easily removed from the retracted position and moved to the extended position, and by moving from the extended position to the retracted position and magnetically attached, It can be easily held in the retracted position.

  The automatic rice milling apparatus according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the automatic rice milling apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the handle of the small bag is hung near the discharge port of the accumulation tank. A possible hook is provided.

  According to the above configuration, by hanging the handle of the sachet on the hook, the user can receive the polished white rice without holding it even with a weak sachet (for example, a supermarket shopping bag). Will improve.

  As described above, according to the automatic rice milling apparatus according to the present invention, when receiving with a small bag, the small bag can be received by being placed on the small bag mounting table, and the user holds the small bag in the air. The burden on the user can be reduced.

  FIG. 1 shows a schematic overall configuration diagram of an automatic rice milling apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The automatic rice milling apparatus 10 is a coin mill that operates in accordance with a coin or a prepaid card that is inserted, and includes an outdoor building that includes an operation room 12A and a machine room 12B. A machine body 12 is provided in the machine room 12B. As shown in FIG. 2, a supply hopper 20 into which rice grains are introduced and various instructions are input to the front wall of the machine body 12 so as to be exposed to the operation room 12A. For this purpose, an operation panel 30 and a collecting tank 40 for collecting white rice are provided.

  The operation panel 30 is provided with a card insertion slot 32, a coin insertion slot 34, and various operation buttons 36. A predetermined card (for example, a prepaid card) is inserted from the card insertion slot 32, and a predetermined coin (for example, a 100 yen coin) is inserted from the coin insertion slot. Various instructions are input from the operation button 36.

  The supply hopper 20 is formed with a rectangular inlet 22 at the upper part, and rice grains (rice bran M or brown rice G) before the milling process are supplied from the inlet 22. A rice bag base 26 is provided on the side of the supply hopper 20. The rice bag base 26 is disposed at a position lower than the insertion port 22, and a rice bag can be placed thereon. The supply hopper 20 has a tapered shape whose opening narrows downward, and a net member 24 through which rice grains can pass is provided in the middle of the opening. A screw conveyor 21 for conveying rice grains is built in the bottom of the supply hopper 20, and the rice grains charged into the supply hopper 20 can be conveyed.

  The terminal part of the rice conveyor direction of the screw conveyor 21 is connected to the elevator 13. The elevator 13 can lift and convey the rice grains supplied to the supply hopper 20 and supplied by the screw conveyor 21 to the upper part of the machine body 12.

  A switching valve 14 is attached to the discharge port 13 </ b> A provided at the upper end of the elevator 13. The switching valve 14 operates to switch the supply direction of the rice grains to the hulling machine 15 or the stone removing machine 16 described later.

  On the side of the elevator 13 inside the machine body 12, a hulling machine 15 as a detaching part is arranged. The hulling machine 15 is a roll type equipped with a pair of rubber roll mechanisms, and can remove the rice grains (rice cake M). The removal part may be another type, for example, an impact type centrifugal removal machine having high-speed rotating blades.

  A stone punching machine 16 is arranged on the side of the hulling machine 15 and corresponds to the discharge port 15A of the hulling machine 15. For this reason, the brown rice G after passing through the hulling machine 15 is supplied to the stone removing machine 16.

  Note that the huller 15 and the stone remover 16 are independently communicated with the switching valve 14 of the elevator 13 by appropriate scissors or the like, and the switching valve 14 is switched to operate from the elevator 13. Rice grains are supplied directly.

  In addition, a rice mill 17 is disposed on the side of the elevator 13 so that the brown rice G after being passed through the stone remover 16 is supplied. The rice mill 17 is a vertical cylindrical friction type equipped with a milling roll, and can process the milling of the brown rice G. The rice milling machine 18 may be of other types, for example, a horizontal cylindrical type, a circulating type equipped with a circulation mechanism, or a grinding type provided with a rugged grindstone roll.

  A rice bran collecting machine 18 is disposed on the side of the rice milling machine 17, and rice bran generated during the rice milling process can be collected and accumulated in the rice bran bag 18A. This bag 18A can be freely replaced.

  Further, an elevator 19 is provided on the side of the rice mill 17. The elevator 19 can receive the white rice H from a position corresponding to the discharge port 17 </ b> A of the rice mill 17 and can lift and convey it to the upper part of the machine body 12.

  An accumulation tank 40 is disposed below the discharge port 19A of the elevator 19. In the accumulation tank 40, the white rice H after the milling process is accumulated. The accumulation tank 40 has a tapered shape gradually becoming narrower downward, and a discharge port 42 is provided below. An opening / closing shutter 45 is rotatably attached to the opening of the discharge port 42 in the cover. The open / close shutter 45 is connected to the pedal 44 via a shutter shaft 48 and a shaft 43. The opening / closing shutter 45 is normally closed, and is opened when the pedal 44 is depressed, and is closed when the depression of the pedal 44 is released. On both sides in the vicinity of the discharge port 42 of the accumulation tank 40, hooks 46 for rice bags are provided as shown in FIG.

  A large bag mounting table 50 is provided on the floor F corresponding to the lower side of the discharge port 42. A small bag mounting table 52 is provided between the large bag mounting table 50 and the discharge port 42.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the pouch mounting table 52 includes a mounting member 55, a holding member 54, and a mounting plate 53. The attachment plate 53 is plate-like and has a plate surface attached along the front wall of the airframe 12, and both left and right ends are bent at substantially right angles. The holding member 54 is in the form of a long thick plate, and is attached to the left and right end portions of the mounting plate 53 that are bent at right angles by screws 54A. The holding member 54 has a use position H <b> 1 in which an oblique end surface 54 </ b> C at an end portion on the attachment plate 53 side is in contact with the attachment plate 53 and is restricted from moving away from the machine body 12, and along the front wall of the machine body 12. It is possible to rotate in the direction of the arrow X about the screw 54A between the folded position H2.

  A mounting member 55 is attached to the end of the holding member 54 opposite to the side attached to the attachment plate 53. The mounting member 55 is configured by a plate-like member, and has a dish shape in which a peripheral end portion is bent in an inverted U shape and a central portion is recessed. The mounting member 55 is attached to the holding member 54 via screws 54B at two side portions 55A located on both sides. The holding member 54 is disposed on the inner side of the side portion 55A, and the mounting member 55 and the holding member 54 have a back surface of the mounting member 55 and an oblique end surface 54D of the holding member 54 around the screw 54B. A position where the back surface of the mounting member 55 and the upper long side surface 54E of the holding member 54 are in contact with each other so that the plate surface is disposed in the same direction as the longitudinal direction of the holding member 54; It is possible to rotate between them in the direction of the arrow Y around the screw 54B.

  When the holding member 54 is disposed at the use position H1 and the plate surface of the dish bottom of the mounting member 55 is disposed in the horizontal direction (this position is hereinafter referred to as “extension position P1”, see FIG. 4). The pouch S can be placed on top of the member 55. The distance between the mounting member 55 disposed at the overhanging position P1 and the discharge port 42 is a distance corresponding to the small bag S (the opening of the small bag S covers the discharge port 42 or is just below the discharge port 42). Reached position). Further, when the holding member 54 is disposed at the folding position H2 and the plate surface of the mounting member 55 is disposed at a position along the machine body 12 (this position is hereinafter referred to as “retraction position P2”, see FIG. 5). A large bag arrangement space R in which the large bag L can be arranged is configured between the discharge port 42 and the large bag mounting table 50. That is, the discharge port 42 is arranged at a height position corresponding to the large bag L. Magnet plates 56 are bonded to the two corners on the upper surface of the mounting member 55 on the side far from the holding member 54. When the mounting member 55 is disposed at the retracted position P2, the magnet plate 56 is attached to the machine body 12. And are magnetized. The magnet plate 56 is not necessarily provided on the mounting member 55 side, and may be provided on the corresponding front wall side of the self-propelled rice milling apparatus 10 so that the mounting member 55 is made of a material that can be magnetized. .

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

  When the automatic rice milling apparatus 10 having the above configuration is used, a coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 34 or a card is inserted into the card insertion slot 32, and the polished rice M or brown rice G is inserted into the supply hopper 20. At this time, when the rice bag containing the glutinous rice M or brown rice G is placed on and put into the rice bag base 26, there is a step between the input port 22 and the rice bag base 26, so the input port 22 and the opening of the rice bag are close to each other. It becomes easy to become.

  Next, after inputting the distinction of rice bran or brown rice from the operation button 36, when an operation start instruction is inputted, the screw conveyor 21 of the supply hopper 20, the elevator 13, the rice grinder 15, the stone remover 16, the rice mill 17 and Each drive motor of the elevator 19 is operated to start operation.

  When the operation is started, the rice bran M introduced into the supply hopper 20 is supplied to the rice huller 15 by the screw conveyor 21 and the elevator 13 and is subjected to a de-pulverization process (when rice cake is input). Further, after the detachment process, it is supplied to the stone remover 16.

  In addition, when the brown rice G is thrown into the supply hopper 20, after it is lifted and conveyed by the elevator 13, the operation of the switching valve 14 is directly supplied to the stone remover 16 without passing through the grinder 15. Is entered).

  The rice grain (brown rice G) that has been stoned by the stone remover 16 is further supplied to the rice mill 17. In the rice mill 17, the rice milling of the brown rice G is performed. The rice bran generated during the rice milling process by the rice milling machine 17 is collected by the rice bran collecting machine 18 and accumulated in the rice bran bag 18A.

  Further, the white rice H polished by the rice mill 17 is lifted and conveyed by the elevator 19, sent out from the discharge port 19 </ b> A to the accumulation tank 40, and accumulated in the accumulation tank 40.

  When the white rice H collected in the accumulation tank 40 is received by the large bag L, the mounting member 55 is disposed at the retracted position P2 and the small bag mounting table 52 is folded. Thereby, the mounting member 55 is magnetized and held on the front wall of the automatic rice milling apparatus 10 via the magnet plate 56, and a large bag arrangement space R is formed between the discharge port 42 and the large bag mounting table 50. As shown in FIG. 3, the user places the large bag L on the large bag mounting table 50 and places the opening of the large bag L below the discharge port 42. In this state, the pedal 44 is stepped on to open the opening / closing shutter 45 and the white rice H is discharged into the large bag L. Thereby, the white rice H after milling is stored in the large bag L.

  On the other hand, when the white rice H accumulated in the accumulation tank 40 is received in the small bag S, the magnetic adhesion of the magnet plate 56 is released, and the mounting member 55 is disposed at the overhanging position P1 so that the small bag mounting table 52 is placed in the large bag. Project into the arrangement space R. As shown in FIG. 3, the user places the sachet S on the placement member 55 of the sachet placement table 52 and hangs a handle provided at the opening of the sachet S on the hook 46. The hook 46 does not necessarily need to be used, but by using the hook 46, even when using a shopping bag or the like having a low waist as a sachet, the user can hold the opening of the sachet S below the outlet 42 without holding it by hand. Can be held in. In this state, the pedal 44 is depressed to open the opening / closing shutter 45 and the white rice H is discharged into the sachet S. Thereby, the white rice H after milling is stored in the sachet S.

  According to the automatic rice milling apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, by using the sachet mounting table 52, even when receiving the white rice H after milling with the sachet S, the user does not hold and hold the sachet S in the air. Since it can receive in the state mounted in the mounting base 52, a user's burden can be eased.

  Moreover, the large bag arrangement | positioning space R is comprised by folding the small bag mounting base 52, and even the large bag L can receive the white rice H. FIG.

  In the above-described embodiment, the machine 12 is provided with the rice bran machine 15 so that the rice milling process can be performed for either the rice bran M or the brown rice G. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It can also be configured as a milled rice processing unit exclusively for brown rice G.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows the whole structure of the automatic rice milling apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the front part of the rice milling process part of the automatic rice milling apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the accumulation tank of the automatic rice milling device concerning the embodiment of the present invention, and a small bag mounting base vicinity. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the small bag mounting base of the automatic rice milling apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention was arrange | positioned in the overhanging position. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the small bag mounting base of the automatic rice milling apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention was arrange | positioned in the retracted position. It is a side view of the small bag mounting base of the automatic rice milling apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 Automatic Rice Milling Device 19A Discharge Port 19A Discharge Port 20 Supply Hopper 21 Screw Conveyor 40 Accumulation Tank 42 Discharge Port 52 Small Bag Placement Base 53 Mounting Plate 54 Holding Member 55 Placement Member 56 Magnetic Plate H White Rice H1 Use Position H2 Folding Position L Large Bag S Pouch P1 Overhang position P2 Retraction position R Large bag placement space

Claims (4)

An automatic rice milling apparatus for processing rice grains,
Accumulating white rice after milling, and an accumulation tank in which a discharge port for discharging the accumulated white rice from a height position for large bags corresponding to large bags prepared for white rice collection is formed,
It is possible to move between an overhanging position projecting into the large bag arrangement space where the large bag is arranged under the discharge port and a retreat position where the large bag is arranged to be retreated, and is arranged in the overhanging position. A sachet mounting table capable of placing a sachet smaller than the large sachet,
Automatic rice milling equipment equipped with. The small bag mounting table includes a mounting member and a holding member that is attached to the outside of the large bag placement space and rotatably holds the mounting member.
2. The mounting member according to claim 1, wherein the mounting member has a mounting surface in a horizontal direction at the extended position by the rotation and a mounting surface in the vertical direction at the retracted position. Automatic rice milling equipment.   The automatic rice milling apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a magnetizing member that magnetizes and holds the sachet mounting table at the retracted position.   The automatic rice milling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a hook capable of hanging the handle of the sachet is provided near a discharge port of the accumulation tank.

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